Principal Mechanical Engineer - Building Services Manchester

Baker Hicks Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or cash allowance

Pension plan

25 days annual leave

Discount scheme

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Job summary

BakerHicks is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead a Manchester building services team, delivering high-quality HVAC and public health systems across sectors. You will guide Engineers and Technicians, integrate with Associates, and manage day-to-day team operations on medium-to-large projects.

The role requires Chartered membership with CIBSE, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering complex building services.

Qualifications

• Chartered member of CIBSE and eligible for professional registration.
• Experience delivering projects in at least one sector BakerHicks operates in.
• Experience managing small teams from Apprentices/Graduates to Senior Engineer level.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to develop enduring relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Outstanding design and technical detailing and specification writing experience.
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals and tender specifications.
• Essential technical experience: Design of Mechanical Building Services (HVAC and Public Health).
• Experience using Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit and IES Thermal Modelling.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services design and consultancy work under direction of the line manager or project lead.
• Produce design deliverables (drawings, specifications, reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison and project management.
• Check calculations and drawings to meet quality and compliance controls and customer requirements.
• Manage time, cost, quality, resources and delivery with clear communication to the team.
• Contribute to enquiry plans, tender reviews and fee estimates.
• Monitor project fee spend and deliver commercial objectives including invoicing.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Client relationships

Project management

Quality assurance

Bid support

BIM coordination

Education

CIBSE Chartered Member

Tools

Navisworks

NBS Create

Chorus

IES Thermal Modelling

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Principal Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Manchester

The Opportunity

At BakerHicks, our mechanical experts work with clients across exciting and niche sectors, delivering complex yet efficient and sustainable solutions, often to a demanding, highly regulated, and bespoke brief.

Experienced in all aspects of the project lifecycle from definition and feasibility to detailed design and site monitoring, we invest time to understand the processes and equipment to deliver a client’s strategy for growth.

As our team has grown, we have an opportunity for aPrincipal Mechanical Engineer, to join our building services team in Manchester, where you will lead and develop an enthusiastic and committed team of Engineers and Technicians to deliver high-quality output on projects and support the Associates in the day-to-day management of the local Mechanical Services team.

This team works across various sectors and experience in one of these sectors would be preferred.

About You

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer – Building Services,you areexpectedto have astrongtrack record in one or, ideally,multiple sectors that BakerHicks operates in. You will be a CharteredMechanical Building Services Engineerwithexperience in managingmedium-sized projects or managing packages on large projects.

You’ll lead and develop an enthusiastic and committed team of Engineers and Technicians to deliver high quality output on projects and support the Associates in day-to-day management of the local Mechanical Services team. Client care and repeat business is crucial to BakerHicks success, so you’ll need to be able to develop and nurture relationships with our clients (both internal and external)

Key Purpose

• Design and specify all aspects ofMechanical Servicesin accordance with current guidelines, standards,regulationsand project deliverables
• Management ofsmall projectteams, including recruitment, resourcing, professionaldevelopmentand engagement to deliver high quality output to all projects
• Management of Mechanical Services involvement in projects, including time, cost, quality and resources, client relationship management and delivery
• Monitor and champion quality and compliance controls within local teams and projects

Responsibilities

• Provideengineering services design and consultancy work on behalf of BakerHicks under the direction of the line manager or project lead.
• Producedesign deliverables (includingdrawings,specificationsand reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing andensure progressagainstthe project brief
• Check calculations and production of detailed drawings to ensure engineering designs meet appropriate quality and compliance controls, project brief and customer requirements.
• Time, cost, quality, resource and delivery management including communication with the department and management to ensure that resource and project requirements are clearly understood and met.
• Contribute to the preparation of enquiry plans, tender reviews, fee estimate sheets, scopes of work and change controls.
• Monitoring of project fee spend and deliver commercial objectives including invoicing and Cost Value Report management.

Accountabilities

• Create a team environment which enables continual development,feedbackand professional growth
• Ensure team compliance with company quality management and best practice
• Management of staff in the production of calculations, design deliverables (including drawings, specifications and reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison, liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing and any other relevant duty required to comply with the project brief.

Knowledge,ExperienceandQualifications

• Chartered Member ofChartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Significant experience of delivering projects in at least one sector that BakerHicks operates in.
• Experience managing small teams from Apprentices and Graduates to Senior Engineer level.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to eloquently present complex ideas.
• Strong ability to develop enduring relationships with both internal and external stakeholders that deliver long term benefits.
• Outstanding design, technical detailing and specification writing experience.
• Experience of contributing to bids, proposals and tender specifications.
• Essential technical experience: Expert design of Mechanical Building Services systems, including HVAC and Public Health
• Experience in using the following specialist software:
• Navisworks
• NBS Create / Chorus
• Demonstratableexperienceof delivering multi-disciplinary projectsinseveralsectors that BakerHicks operates in.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex projects.
• Experience in using the following specialist software:
• IES Thermal Modelling
• AutoCAD
• Revit

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels.

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.

In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks .

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.
BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.